File #: 22-00167    Version: 1
Type: Departmental Agenda Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/18/2022 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 3/1/2022 Final action: 3/1/2022
Title: HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE) service offerings for municipal electric accounts, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) a) Provide staff with direction regarding SBCE services offerings for County municipal electric accounts located in the City of Santa Barbara, as follows: i) Option 1: Take no action and keep County municipal electric accounts with SBCE's default service offering, 100% Green (100% carbon free energy); ii) Option 2: Opt down County municipal electric accounts to SBCE's Green Start (at least 50% carbon free energy) service offering; and b) Determine that the above recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(5), as the actions are organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE...
Sponsors: COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Attachments: 1. Board Letter, 2. Public Comment - Group 1, 3. Public Comment - Community Environmental Council, 4. Presentation, 5. Minute Order

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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE) service offerings for municipal electric accounts, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)

 

a) Provide staff with direction regarding SBCE services offerings for County municipal electric accounts located in the City of Santa Barbara, as follows:

 

i) Option 1: Take no action and keep County municipal electric accounts with SBCE’s default service offering, 100% Green (100% carbon free energy);

 

ii) Option 2: Opt down County municipal electric accounts to SBCE’s Green Start (at least 50% carbon free energy) service offering; and

 

b) Determine that the above recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(5), as the actions are organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

 

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY